Abstract: Objective To summarize and analyze the application of transitional caring in discharged patients with diabetic foot. Methods According to methodology framework. PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and CBM databases were searched until December 5, 2022. To sum up and analyze the included literature. Results A total of 1934 articles were screened, and 21 articles were finally included. The main forms of transitional nursing include telephone follow-up, home follow-up, outpatient follow-up and Internet-based follow-up. The content covers self-management guidance, disease knowledge and skills guidance, psychological support, peer support, contact with medical staff. The main outcome types were health clinical outcome, health economic outcome, patient satisfaction and psychological status. Conclusion Transitional nursing plays an active role in the discharge of patients with diabetic foot. In future studies, intervention programs should be constructed based on patient needs and theoretical framework, the division of labor and authority of team members should be clarified when multidisciplinary teams would be established, the hospital-community-family linkage nursing mode should be advocated, and the training of nurses specialized in diabetic foot wound should be increased to provide support for the out-of-hospital health management of Chinese diabetic foot patients.

Key words: diabetic foot, transitional care, scoping review